October 30, 2016 - Tanker/Water Supply Drill - Kinnelon Fire

Today some of our members took Engine 346 and Chief 346's truck to Smoke Rise in Kinnelon to take part in a Tanker Shuttle/Water Supply Drill with Department from all over Morris County, as well as some from outside of the county. Crews there included Kinnelon Fire, Butler Fire, Bloomingdale Fire, Boonton Fire, Pompton Lakes Fire, West Milford Fire and Picatinny Arsenal Fire.We began around 9 am and Engine 342 went "In the Hole" to draft from the Lake and provide large volumes of water to tankers for over an hour. Crews worked a 5 inch line that broke into two 3 inch lines to allow multiple connections into each apparatus. We also set up two secondary 3 inch "feeder" lines from 342 to allow us to fill multiple pieces of equipment simultaneously.

Thank you to Kinnelon Fire for the invite. We learned a lot!

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The Butler Volunteer Fire Department

The Butler Volunteer Fire Department is an organization that has proudly been serving the Borough of Butler since 1902. We operate out of two firehouses. Our membership is highly trained and skilled to help the members of our community in their time of need. Our goal is to provide the help and support that you may need at any time as well as to support the community in various events throughout the year.